Making a knife from beginning to end
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2016
- As requested here is a full video of a knife from start to finish. Be warned the is almost 40 minutes long and is only a fraction of the two days I spent on this knife. This is not a tutorial but a passenger view of me working. I have no rights to the music included. They are free to download from RUclips.
What is not mentioned in the video is that this is 52100 bearing steel and requires a higher temperature to reduce brittleness in the edge, hence the blue colour. Most carbon steels will temper to a Straw yellow colour.
Beautiful work and video. Thanks
This is how you make a knife, not a dot to dot cutout. Great job.
Very nice work, Stuart!
It is the kind of knife that I would want to reach for when I got an animal to process. There is something about its shape and handle that says "I belong in your hand" well done and best wishes.
Thanks Stu. Very informative. Love daai handle construction.
You sir, is an artist. Beautiful piece. Thanks for the "class". Obrigado!
What a beautiful work of art, and so practical. Love it! More power to your blacksmiths arm mate!
knife makers makes the best video, almost all of them are well edited :) awesome knife!
Thank you so much for sharing, it is nearly enchanting to see such a beauty being formed.
Happy person enjoying his job...voila... amazing product... Keep it up Sir.
Thank you for the show. I'm very excited to try this hobby/art/business/obsession/outlet/time sink.
Loved the video Sir. It was a pleasure watching your technique and style.
Krásná práce pane Stuart . Nádherný nůž a jeho provedení blahopřeji a přeji mnoho úspěchů ve Vaši další práci. Jste mistr.
What I use for a buffing grinder is a low power one that you can stop if applying too much pressure, wont burn out the motor, the powerful ones are too dangerous, in the olden days they had a long shaft fitted with numerous buffers driven by one motor with a belt, nice job.
yes the buff next to the press is the most dangerous machine in my shop. Careful attention is needed
Can't imagine how much you helped me, sir.
one of the best video's I've seen so far. step by step is great
Great looking blade and hats off for the Boba Fett T-Shirt!
Congratulations, excellent work, your work demonstrates your passion for cutlery.
Excellent video ! , Thanks !!!
Amazing craftsmanship! Great video. Thanks!
What a beautiful Knife :) Really enjoyed watching you make it...man I really need to learn some knife making.
great to see another South African on RUclips.
Watched with admiration, and perfectly I have to congratulate you.
beautiful work sir! thanks so much. I did enjoyed your video. Greetings from the U.S.!
Thank you for sharing this, I have learned quite a bit from your videos, especially when it comes to handles.
This was a very beautiful piece, keep up the good work.
Your work table drives me nuts but you do excellent work and craftsmanship!
yeah it's a little chaotic. When I tidy tho I can't find anything
"Toight like a tiger" made me laugh. Love your vids.
Bearing steel is a good steel but hard and brittle not that you can't fix that. Awesome design your a talented man. Here in the states at least the military people know Brasso very well I went thru many cans in my years in the army.
beautiful piece. a true blade collector doesnt have a particular style of knife he or she may pick over the other. when one of a kind craftsmenship is envoled because if you pass it up, well you better track down the new owner and hope their willing to part with it because there is only one of its kind.
You are an artist. Beautiful handmade knife, as always.
I like the tissue paper under the tape idea for the blade! I always just use masking tape on its own, and it's always a few minutes with kerosene to get all the residue off
very inspiring.
That came out really nice man!
Hey, Stuart.....thank you for this very nice video.
Like the postbox forge brother!
very good video. Was enjoyable to see a craftsman at work :)
A+ Job mate! Very nice!
What a pleasure to watch,to you Sir I doff my cap.
Hey Stu, love your work and your vids. I started knives bout two years ago and only found your stuff now...didnt realise their are so many smiths (and smits!) in SA! God bless.
Go to Facebook and join the SABA bladesmiths group. There are a lot more of us than you think.
Great video and thanks for sharing your mad-skills - impressive!!!
I know this is an old video but I used it extensively to make a similar antler handle knife. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'd like to send you a photo of it.
Cool. Drop me a PM on my Instagram or Facebook pages.
... что я могу сказать, я в восторге от гриндера, о котором мечтаю. А что человек мастер своего дела, и так все видно. Главное - не наспешить...
Thank you
Well done guys. Share this on the ABS forum if you haven't already!
Beautiful
Thank you for putting this video together. I really enjoyed watching your process from beginning to completion. However, I found myself fantasizing about cleaning your shop for you while you're off on vacation. (giggle) All kidding aside, there are craftsmen who work is organized environments & craftsmen who work in patinaed chaos both are capable of perfection. That was a stunning knife you created sir.
Virginia Hoffman you're not wrong. I'm doing spring cleaning this week
Respect from Russia! Very good! Good luck!
Beautiful Knife.
عمل رائع تحفه فنيه بالتوفيق..
Great work and a beautiful heirloom-quality piece!
The Cinderelli and Batman reference was a nice touch :)
thanks, I wonder how many caught that
amazing knife!
I love it!!
Very nice! Thanks for making and sharing this video with us. I like how you go back and grind the flats after hand sanding the blade, I'll have to give that a go! :)
Any time
Sehr schöne arbeit,das video hat mir sehr gut gefallen.
good work. beautiful.
good job
that is gorgeous good job
New subscriber and I must say your video is splendid! The piece is beautiful.
TINKER45 thanks for the support
Its a piece of art!
Bloody awsome - thanks for sharing
ATB Mike
#StayCornish 😬
That is awesome! Thanks!
Beautiful...
Thanks Sir.
amazing brother
You are an artist mein bruder, we will need you in Valhalla to make and fix all our blades, for the daily battles.
Aussie Shooter 2 في 48
lovely
Lekker Bro
Beautifull knife!
good job!
BRAVO!!!!
Amazing knife! Your video's are a great source of information!And, if i may ask, in which part of sa do you live?
ok perfect to now that 20 ton works. I want to build one. thank you wery much for the information.
any time. Good luck
WTF! I like the Handle!
Very nice thx for the link
Awesome thank you
very good
Very nice knife and good job. Do you steel make them?
Awesome video sir. What wheel and compound are you using to buff the wood? Love your gallery on ABS forums by the way.
I use an unstitched cotton cloth wheel with a blue compound. Trick is to have the wood hand polished quite high to minimise the need for the buff.
Woww! You did such a great job! Very nice knife!
In my opinion, the knife looks very powerful, but the core of the handle is a little weak comparing to the blade. Isn't that a weak spot? I've seen this type of concept in many videos. Why you guys chose to build the knife's handle like that? TY!
This type of construction is very strong. The tang is solid all the way through to the end where I welded the threads on. Also the handle material will support the tang giving it further strength. I have made and tested many knives this way. None have failed the bend test. While it may seem weaker than a full tang it is just as strong.
Very cool video! Awesome level of detail and a very nice end product. One question, what type of solution did you use to finish the knife blade off? It gave it a great look.
Andrew Jensen blade it etched briefly in ferric chloride then polished with brasso
Put your hand or a sheet of paper behind the knife when you want it to focus for up close shots of guard fitting.
Thanks. was driving me mad
+Stuart Smith (Smith Hand Forged Knives) I also meant to say good looking knife.
thanks
also any chance you could do a video for beginners on grinding with a belt grinder love your channel
Working on it
Thanks so much for doing this tutorial! I know It's not an easy task to film and edit the thing so kudos! If you don't mine me asking, what kind of press are you using? My goodness it makes short work for you. Thanks!
It's a custom 50 ton press from a local engineering company. No longer in business.
Hey stuart, did you use a ceramic belt for rough grinding the completed handle?
Please correct me if I'm wrong: I thaught that ceramics get loaded up very quickly by soft materials, and the ceramic cant fracture to reveal new sharp grit...
You are correct about the ceramic. For the handles I usually use a 60 grit Jflex belt. Cheap and disposable. One belt one handle. But for this video I was out of 60 grit so I had to use my ceramic. It's ok tho cos even when clogged with wood it still worked well roughing out blades.
I see - thanks for explaining!
If you go to sanding on it after you’ve tempered it will it ruin the temper? Thx awesome vid
Only if the steel heats up past tempering temperature will the temper be affected. Sanding is a slow and cool process. Even final grinding after tempering is fine if you take care to keep the blade cool while working.
Mate beautiful job on that knife. What goes into an etching solution? And is it just for looks
I etch with 1 pt ferric chloride and 3 parts water. I etch to bring out the quench line and to add a patina to the blade. Mostly for the looks I guess.
excelente trabajo, admiracion y respeto para Ud...alguna pagina donde contactar ?
Besonderse mooi werk.....ek is amptelik jaloers....
looks to me like you went a little to soft on the temper you want the edge to have a straw color like a light bronze blue and purple would make it to soft. also when you quenched the blade it looks like you just quenched the edge which would give you a really hard edge and a soft spine so no need to tepmer the blade if you just quench the edge
Normally yes but this is 52100 and requires a higher temper to ensure the edge doesn't chip. The edge flex test would have failed (and it has in previous tests) if I had it tempered to straw yellow (which is perfectly acceptable for lower carbon steels). This is just my experience. I stand to be corrected.
my understanding is 52100 is quite close to 5160, i do alot with 5160 and i always temper to a straw/bronze. I must admit i have never worked with 52100, gorgeous work either way if you have something that works for you thats what is important...i think i may order up a couple of 52100 ball bearings now lol
5160 is approximately 0,6% C with traces of Chromium. 52100 is up to 1,1%C with up to 1.5% Chromium. This is enough to make it much harder than 5160 and with higher Carbon comes higher tempering cycles. A 52100 blade with a straw temper would chip or crack very easily. But when tempered correctly they are superior performance blades to most other carbon steels and even some stainless steels. Trick is getting it right. Watch my HT video of 52100 here. ruclips.net/video/P0sANUydiDc/видео.html
Awesome knife excellent work as always.
At 8:49 you show the rough grind lines on both sides. I see at the finish you have evened both sides out.
What's the best way to fix a side if you accidentally took the grind line to high or higher then you wanted?
there's no easy fix for symmetry. You just gotta parctice and grind carefully. A file guide is a good way to train for this.
@@StuartSmithHandForgedKNives thanks man
When u do a convex edge, is it convexed all the way till the blade is sharp or do you leave some thickness on the edge and then sharpen flat? How thick do you go on the edge before convexing and also how thick do you leave the edge after convexing. Not sure if my question makes sense
I apply the convex to an edge that os 1/10 the thickness of the spine. I roll it until i get a burr then strop it off.
@@StuartSmithHandForgedKNives thanks 👍
great video! but i think you overdid it at the tempering process, or was it the oil that burned and your blade got this colour?
The blade was hardened as normal. but the 52100 steel require 240 degC to temper or it will be too brittle. For this steel it is perfect as is evident by the edge flex test. If it were too soft the edge would deform. Too hard it would chip. On normal 5160 or 10 series steels a much lower temp is requires which will give the straw yellow colour you may be accustomed to seeing. Thanks for the support.
thanks for answering!!!!
Knife..Wow...
that was too kool....... thx for the video........ what is the steel you use for the blade?
52100 bearing steel
May I ask, what do you mean by using a "Brass needle" on the corners of where the guard meets the ricasso? Thanks.
I take a brads rod and sharpen it to a point. I run the tip into the corner up and down and burnish the bronze. very effective at cleaning up lines
+Stuart Smith (Smith Hand Forged Knives) brass rod sorry
So did you use the belt grinder to polish it completely? I have been making knives for a year now and have been doing hours on hand sanding to get a mirror finish, is there another way?
I use the grinder to get an A30 (round 600 grit) finish. I then go to hand sanding . I go up to around 1200 then etch. You can see one of my earlier vids on polishing here. ruclips.net/video/ERyr5IVtOyk/видео.html
Awesome creation!! This build was amazing from start to end. Beautiful knife. I tried to use sound hound to determine a song in the early part of the video but it could determine what it was. The song starts at 12:30 and fades out at 13:30. Can you help me identify the song? Looking forward to more creations. Cheers.
can't remember but it was a RUclips licence free sound clip
I'm interested in the hydraulic press being used. Who made it etc.
Great work!!
Validalias1 custom made by and engineering company no longer in business. 90 ton ram with a 50 ton pump and oil well. 2.2kw motor. that's about all I know. And it's yellow!
Stuart Smith and it's yellow. Haaaaaa,!!!!!!!!!! That killed me. Good one bro that was perfect. It really doesn't matter when it squishes hot Steele into a beautiful knife the likes of few men get to see or create let alone own one. Very awesome thank you for being so gracious and giving of your time sir. It is greatly appreciated I can assure you. Be safe and keep doing what you love. Happy people are a blast to be around.
Knife looks awesome, instant subscribe. I do have one unusual question for you. What does the tattoo on your arm mean?
on the one arm it says "not all who wander are lost" a quote from Gandalf and the other "I am made of starstuff" a quote from the great Carl Sagan
very nice, thank you, I'm writing to your channel
Isn't it difficult to grind between the hardening and tempering? Dosn't it wear down your belts more and is it riskier to lose the hardening of the blade ?
Im a begginer... and im trying to figure out a "routine" since there seems to be a bit of variation in how it can be done.
Yes for the belts but no for the hardness. You do not (or should not) apply enough pressure to over heat the steel to undo hardening. Also you try to keep the steel cool between grinds by dipping it in water. Also I only clean up the blade before tempering so no real grinding done then.
hello nice work ! how much pressur do you have on the metal machine ??
That really depends on the stage of grinding and what you wish to accomplish. For rough grinding I push really hard to do as much work as I can but when I am doing finer work in preparation for polishing I am quite gentle.
MERCI BELLE EXP2RIENSE